Coat-support



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J. D. WATTS.

GOAT SUPPORT.

No. 595,358. Patented Deo. 14,1897.

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JAMES DANIEL WATTS, OF FLORENCE, ALABAMA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 595,358, dated December 14, 1897'. Application filed December 23, 1896. Serial No. 616,801. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES DANIEL WATTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Florence, in the county of Lauderdale and State of Alabama, have 'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coat-supports, and is designed to facilitate the putting on of a coat without the assistance of another person.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and efficient support whereby a coat may be suspended in position to facilitate the putting on of the same, the said support being adapted to be operated with ease for releasing the coat and thereafter to fold compactly against the wall or other support to which the device is applied.

The invention consists in a coat-support embodying certain novel features and details of construction and-arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of the improved coat-support shown in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a front view of the support, showing the same folded.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the figures of the drawings.

The improved coat-support preferably consists of a substantially rectangular frame 1, in Awhich is mounted a looking-glass 2. At the top and bottom of the frame 1 are arranged horizontal cross-bars 3 andt, which extend upon opposite sides of the frame 1 and are both provided with a series of hooks 5, upon which various articles may be suspended.

The coat-support proper is composed of two wire frames 6 and 7. The upper frameis made from stout wire or other material and comprises the central horizontal portion S and the end arms 9, extending substantiallyT at right angles to the portion 8 and having their extremities deflected to extend inward toward each other, `as indicated at 10, such extremities being journaled in the ends of the lower cross-bar Ll. The arms 9 near their lower ends are offset, as at 9a, so as to bring the lower bar 8 into a plane back of the normal plane of the arms 9. The other frame 7 is substantially triangular in shape andis preferably composed of lighter resilient or spring wire. At the lower end or vertex of this frame the latter is bent to form a U-shaped catch 11, and this is adapted to engage with any one of a series of notches or teeth 12 in a vertically-disposed rack 13, secured to the wall or other support beneath the frame 1.

vThe divergent arms or terminals of the frame 7 are extended upward back of the frame 6 and then forward across the plane of the arms 9, being hingedly connected to the said arms, and thence downward, as indicated at 14, after which they are extended-parallel to the portion 8 of the upper frame, thence given a U-shaped bend, as indicated at l5, so as to embrace said portion S of the upper frame. The terminals are' then bent in opposite directions, as indicated at 16, and extended to points near the arms 9 of the upper frame and the lower corners thereof, after which the extremities of said terminals are curved to form inverted-U-shaped hooks or lifts 17, by means of which the device may be manipulated for clamping the coat or. for adjusting the device into a position adapting it to engage the collar or lapels of the coat.

In operation the coat is suspended from the device by (placing the collar or lapels thereof between the opposing portions 16 and 8 of the two frames 6 and 7 and moving the lower end or catch 11 of the lower frame upward into engagement with the proper tooth or notch 12. A person may now place his arms through the armholes of the coat, and after the said coat is properly tted over his shoulders, by elevating his shoulders slightly and lifting the outwardly-projecting portions of the two frames, the catch 11 will become disengaged from the rack 13 and the parts 16 and 8 will then be separate, so as to release the coat, thus enabling the operator to step from beneath the projecting portion of the device. As the operator steps away from the support the latter folds itself compactly against the wall by reason of the lower end of the lower frame sliding downward the full length of the rack 13.

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The coat-support above described is very simple and economical in construction and will be found of great assistance and practical value in use.

It will be apparent that the said support is susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction, which may accordingly be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. The herein-described support, consisting of a frame pivotally connected to a iixed support, and a second frame connected pivotally to the first-named frame and having its opposite end arranged to engage directly with a rack, the said frames being provided adjacent to their point of connection with opposing portions adapted to engage with a coat-collar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A coat-support, consisting of two wire frames, one of said frames being substantially U-shaped or three-sided and pivotally connected to a fixed support, the other frame being substantially V-shaped and having its extremities embracing the central or connecting portion of the irst frame, and a rack for engaging the lower end or vertex of the lower frame, the two frames being so related as to form opposing portions or jaws adapted to grip an article of wearing-apparel and suspend the same, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The herein-described coat-support comprising a substantially U-shaped wire frame pivotcd to a fixed support, a V-shaped wire frame having its terminals bent to embrace the free end of the pivoted frame, and provided at its lower end or vertex with a bend or offset forming a catch, and a rack with which said catch is adapted to engage for regulating the position of said frames, the connecting portions of said frames forming opposing jaws adapted to engage with and support a coat or other garment, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this speciication in the presence ofv two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES DANIEL WATTS.

Vitnesscs:

J. T. WHYTE, G. A. HALE. 

